2002 in Norwegian football

Norwegian Premier League

1. Rosenborg 26 17 5 4 57-30 56 UEFA Champions League 2. Molde 26 15 5 6 48-26 50 UEFA Cup 3. Lyn 26 14 5 7 36-29 47 UEFA Cup 4. Viking 26 11 11 4 44-31 44 5. Stabæk 26 12 6 8 48-34 42 6. Odd Grenland 26 12 5 9 36-30 41 7. Lillestrøm 26 10 6 10 37-30 36 8. Vålerenga 26 7 12 7 38-31 33 UEFA Cup (cup winner) 9. Bryne 26 8 7 11 38-39 31 10.Bodø/Glimt 26 9 4 13 38-41 31 11.Sogndal 26 8 6 12 37-51 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.Brann 26 8 3 15 35-52 27 Play-off ------------------------------------- 13.Moss 26 6 6 14 32-49 24 Relegated 14.Start 26 2 5 19 21-72 11 Relegated

Play off

November 2: Sandefjord - Brann 0-0

November 6: Brann - Sandefjord 2-1 (agg. 2-1)

Brann stay up.

Top Scorers

17 goals: Harald Martin Brattbakk, Rosenborg

15 goals: Tryggvi Gudmundsson, Stabæk

12 goals: Bengt Sæternes, Bodø/Glimt

10 goals: Erik Nevland, Viking

First Division

1. Tromsø 30 21 4 5 78-36 67 Promoted 2. Aalesund 30 19 7 4 77-26 64 Promoted ------------------------------------- 3. Sandefjord 30 18 6 6 65-38 60 Play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. Hønefoss BK 30 18 4 8 64-36 58 5. Strømsgodset 30 17 4 9 72-51 55 6. Raufoss 30 17 3 10 71-50 54 7. Hødd 30 16 4 10 50-41 52 8. Hamarkameratene 30 11 8 11 60-47 41 9. Haugesund 30 11 7 12 46-59 40 10.Oslo Øst 30 11 5 14 59-71 38 11.Ørn-Horten 30 7 8 15 38-69 29 12.Skeid 30 7 7 16 31-48 28 ------------------------------------- 13.Åsane 30 8 4 18 41-59 28 Relegated 14.Tromsdalen 30 8 3 19 40-65 27 Relegated 15.Lørenskog 30 5 5 20 31-72 20 Relegated 16.Tollnes 30 6 1 23 37-92 19 Relegated

European Cups 2002/2003

Norwegian representatives:

Rosenborg (UEFA Champions League)

Lillestrøm (UEFA Champions League)

Viking (UEFA Cup, cup winner)

Stabæk (UEFA Cup)

Brann (UEFA Cup, fair play)

Second Preliminary Round

July 31: Lillestrøm - Zeljeznicar (Bosnia) 0-1

August 7: Zeljeznicar - Lillestrøm 1-0 (agg. 2-0)

Third Preliminary Round

August 14: Rosenborg - Brøndby (Denmark) 1-0

August 28: Brøndby - Rosenborg 2-3 (agg. 2-4)

Champions League, Phase 1, Group D

September 17: Rosenborg - Inter (Italy) 2-2

September 25: Lyon (France) - Rosenborg 5-0

October 2: Rosenborg - Ajax (Netherlands) 0-0

October 22: Ajax - Rosenborg 1-1

October 30: Inter - Rosenborg 3-0

November 12: Rosenborg - Lyon 1-1

Final Table, Group D

1. Internazionale 6 3 2 1 12 8 11 2. Ajax 6 2 2 2 6 5 8 3. Olympique Lyonnais 6 2 2 2 12 9 8 UEFA Cup 4. Rosenborg BK (Trondheim) 6 0 4 2 4 12 4

Preliminary Round

August 15: Brann - Suduva Marijampole (Lithuania) 2-3

August 29: Linfield - Stabæk 1-1 (agg. 1-5)

First round

September 19: Anderlecht (Belgium) - Stabæk 0-1

October 3: Stabæk - Anderlecht 1-2 (agg. 2-2, Anderlecht on away goals)

Second round

October 31: Celta (Spain) - Viking 3-0

November 14: Viking - Celta 1-1 (agg. 1-4)

Intertoto Cup

No Norwegian representative this season.

Toppserien

1. Kolbotn 18 15 2 1 60- 9 47 UEFA Cup 2. Asker 18 14 2 2 81-23 44 3. Trondheims/Ørn 18 12 3 3 63-21 39 4. Røa 18 9 4 5 47-32 31 5. Arna-Bjørnar 18 8 2 8 44-38 26 6. Team Strømmen 18 6 2 10 29-59 20 7. Klepp 18 5 2 11 26-45 17 8. FK Larvik 18 4 5 9 26-55 17 ------------------------------------- 9. Sandviken 18 3 4 11 20-48 13 Relegated 10.Byåsen 18 0 2 16 13-79 2 Relegated

Women First Division

1. Liungen 16 14 1 1 71-14 43 Promoted 2. Fløya 16 9 2 5 27-17 29 Promoted ------------------------------------- 3. Skeid 16 8 5 3 31-22 29 4. Haugar 16 8 0 8 31-31 24 5. Medkila 16 6 3 7 34-24 21 6. Fortuna 16 6 2 8 21-28 20 7. Nittedal 16 6 2 8 22-38 20 (ex Gjelleråsen) 8. Vålerenga 16 5 3 8 22-32 18 ------------------------------------- 9. Follese 16 1 0 15 11-64 3 Relegated Athene Moss withdrew before the season because of financial problems.

Norwegian Representatives

Trondheims/Ørn (UEFA Cup)

UEFA Cup, Group 5

(in Saloniki)

September 25: Trondheims/Ørn - Saestum (Netherlands) 2-0 September 27: Trondheims/Ørn - PAOK Saloniki (Greece) 12-0 September 29: Regal Bucureşti (Romania) - Trondheims/Ørn 0-4

Final Table

1. Trondheims-Ørn SK 3 3 0 0 18- 0 9 2. Saestum (Zeist) 3 2 0 1 10- 3 6 3. FC Regal Bucureşti 3 1 0 2 3- 6 3 4. PAOK FC (Thessaloniki) 3 0 0 3 1-23 0

Quarterfinal

October 30: Trondheims/Ørn - Fortuna Hjørring (Denmark) 2-2 November 30: Fortuna Hjørring - Trondheims/Ørn 1-0 (agg. 3-2)

Men

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

F = Friendly

ECQ = Euro 2004 Qualifier

Women

January 23: Norway – United States 1-0, friendly

January 25: China – Norway 0-3, friendly

January 27: Norway – Germany 1-3, friendly

March 1: Norway – England 3-1, friendly

March 3: Norway – Sweden 3-3, friendly

March 5: Norway – United States 3-2, friendly

March 7: Norway – China 0-1, friendly

March 24: Czech Republic – Norway 1-5, World Cup qualifier

May 9: Norway – France 3-1, World Cup qualifier

May 12: Ukraine – Norway 1-1, World Cup qualifier

July 17: Canada – Norway 2-2, friendly

July 21: United States – Norway 4-0, friendly

September 14: Norway – Germany 1-3, friendly